Combined stepladder and ironing board



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Aug. 14, 1923.

P. SCHNEIDER COIBINED S'I'BPLADDER AND IRONING BOARD F1166 Oct. 9. 1922 Patented Aug. 14, 1923.

PATENT OFFICE.

"UNITED STATES PETER SCHNEIDER, 0F LAWRENCEBURG. INDIANA.

COMBINED STEPLADDER AND IRONING BOARD.

Application filed October 9, 1922. Serial No. 593,313.

new and usei'ul improvements in Comhincd Stepladders and Ironing Boards,

of which the following is a specification, ref erence being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a combined step ladder and ironing board, and more particularly to 'a combined step ladder and ironing board support.

It is an o'bject of the invention to provide a device of this ch'arae ter capable of being used either as a step ladder or adjusted for use as means for supporting and holding an ironing board.

It is another object ol the invention to provide a device of this character including a ladder havin a so porting member, and wherein moveniento the supporting mem her relative to the "ladder isli'mited by a hoidinginember which also serves as supportingmeans for an ironing board.

It is a furtherohject of the invention to provide a device of this character wherein the means used to limit movement ofthe supporting member relative to the ladder also enacts with the ladder independently of the supporting member to provide a support for an ironing board.

It is sun a further object of the invention to provide a devise of thischameter including an ironing hoard heving ineens at one end thereof for attachment to a portion of the ladder. I

\Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the improved construetien and arrangement of parts to he hereiiiafter more particularly described, fully claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which A "Fi ure 1' is a side reiteration Ufa combined ladder and ironing boardsupport construct ed in acordance ivith an embodiment of the intention and showing the device used as a support for an ironing board, a portion of the ladder and the ironing board being shown in section; I

Figure Q is a longitudinal sectional View of the device in position for use as a ladder and shorting the device partialli opened;

Figure 3 is a fin mentary ottom plan "View of the bioa'deii 0d the ironing bodrd shaped and having its end portions showing the fastening means for the ironing board; and

Figure 4 is a section taken on the line H of Figure 2.

Referringto the drawings, 5 designates a step ladder section of coht entional form having a top platform 6 and side members 7 and 8. The central portion of the front edge of the platform 6 is provided with a slot 9, the outer edge portion of the slot and the adjacent front edge of the platform being rounded for a. purpose to he hereinafter described.

eagg of the la er are Secured to the upper ends of side members 7 and 8 of the brackets 10, eaoh bracket consistin of a strip of material bent substantiaifiy U- Secured to the upper end portions of the side mem hers 7 and '8 beneath the platform 6. Each arm of the bracket is provided with a flange 11 adapted tobe secured to the lowerface of the platform 6.

By this means a socket is substantially forined rearwtirdly of the side members for the ieeeption of the uprights i2 and 13 of a ladder supporting member. The upper ends of the uprights 12 and 13 are pivoted withih the sockets formed by the brackets. Pivoted hetween the upper end portions of the it rights 12 and 13' is a combined shelf and brace member 14 comprising arms 15 which are connected at one end by means of a plattorm or shelf 16. The opposite end portion of each am his its outer face and a portion of its upper face cut away, to provide an extension 17 and a shoulder 18. The shoulder 18 of each arm is adapted to en age the rear edge oi the top step of the ladder and adjncent portions of the side member of the ladder to prevent movement of the supporting member towzird the ladder. Thiscomhinedslielf and brace member is intended to swingi' into mil-9:1 relation with the supporting Inefii 'er when the supporting in'emher is folded iipon the ladder.

Tn coiinectiiih with the supportin member :i holding nietnber 19 is used, saidiihember comprising standardsZ0 and 21 whit-hare connected at their lower ends liy a transierselj ektendin" brace 22 'aliid obliquely extending braces thefciiiliduelj ezitendin braces terminatin at the central portiono each standard. 'I iie standards :QQ a'nd 21 are pivoted at their central portions t5 ou' r faces of the uprights 12 end '13. "The shin ards are intended to receive the uprights '12 and '13 of the supporting'inember there betwecn. Pivoted to the outer f ace of the side members 7 and Q 01'' the ladder and the inner faces oi the lower end portions oi the standards 20 and ii are break joint braces It will be noted that the pivoted ends of the braces 24 of the standards Qland are disposed a considera 'ile distance below the pivotal connection or" the standards to the uprights of the supporting members, so that there is no danger of the device acci' dentally folding.

When the device is used as a ladder, the supporting member is swung outwardly at an angle to the ladder and into engagement with the braces 22 and 23 of the holding mem ber, whereupon the break joint braces are swung into position so as to hold the supporting member through the medium of the holding member against movement relative to the ladder. The shelf and brace member is then swung into engagen'ient With the top step of the ladder, thus locking the ladder in its extended position. It is also desired that the holding member cooperate with the ladder to provide supporting means for an ironing board 25. In this connection the ironing board is provided with a cleat 26 adapted to serve as a clamping member. This cleat is disposed adjacent the broad end of the ironing board and on the lower surface of the ironing board. The lower surface of the broad end portion of the ironing board is provided with an elongated recess :27 in which a latch member 28 is dis- .iosed. This latch member consists of a length of material having one end portion thereof extended at right angles to provide a lip 29. while the opposite end portion is revertedly curved. to provide a jaw 30. The latch member is also provided with a l0ng tudinally extending slot 30. A cam. member 31 is pivoted to the ironing board 25,

the pivot pin 32 of said member extending through the slot 30 of the latch member 28. The slot 30 is positioned so that the cam surface of the cam member will engage the lip '29 to urge the jaw member 30 toward the cleat 26. Z

To attach the ironing board to the device the ladder supporting member is swung toward and into engagement with the ladder and the holding member swung outwardly substantially at right angles to the supporting member. In this instance the break joint braces 24 assist in limitinq'the movement'of the holding member relative to the ladder. This disposes therladder and its supporting member. together with the shelf 6, in an inclin'ed'position and also causes the free ends of the standards 21 and 22 to projectabove the side members of the ladder. The ironing board 25 is then applied to the ladder, the jaw member 30. extending through the slot 9 and embracing the rounded edge portion of the platform 6; The board is then moved into engagement with the ends of the holding member, whereupon the cam member may be operated to urge the clcat 26 into binding engagement with the edge of the platform. thus firmly holding the ironing board on its support and in the desired horizontal position.

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that this intention provides a. novel combined step ladder and ironing hoard support, wherein the means used to support the ironing board are also used to support the ladder in its extended position. These parts are so arranged that they may be readily folded into a compact form so as to occupy no more space than the conventional step ladder structure when the ladder is not in .use. In addition to this the securing means of the ironing board is of such a nature that it is impossible for the ironing board to become accidentally disengaged from its support. All of these features are possessed by a device which is simple and compact.

What is claimed is 1. A combined ladder and means for so porting an ironing board comprising a. la der, a supporting member pivotally connected to one end portion of the ladder, and a holding member pivoted at its central portion to the upper portion of the supporting member, break joint braces connecting the holding member to the ladder, and braces carried by the holding member and adapted to engage the supporting member to limit movement of the supporting member relative to the ladder.

2. A combined ladder and means for supporting an ironing board comprising a ladder. a supporting member comprising a pair of spaced uprights pivoted at their upper ends to one end portion of the ladder, the opposite ends of said uprights being adapted to engage the ground, a holding member comprising; a pair of spaced standards pivoted to the outer faces of the supporting member the lower ends of said standards terminating above the lower ends of the supporting uprights, brace means connecting the standards of the holding member to each other, said brace means being adapted to engage the uprights of the supporting member to limit movement of the supporting mem her away from the ladder, break joint braces pivoted at one of their ends to the ladder and at their opposite ends to the standards of the holding: member for limiting movement of the holding member relative to the ladder.

3. A eombined ladder and means for sup portin an ironing board comprising a ladder: inc uding a top platform, a slot disposed centrally of the forward edge of the top platform, a supporting member comprising a pair of spaced uprights pivoted to one end portion of the ladder, a holding rnember comprising a pair of spaced standards pivoted to the outer faces of the supporting member, brave means connecting the standards of the holding member to each other, said brace means being adapted to engage the uprights of the supporting member to limit movement of the supporting member away from the ladder, break joint braces pivoted at one of their ends to the ladder and at their opposite ends to the standards of the holding member for limiting movement of the holding, member relative to the ladder, the upper end portions of the standards of the holding member being arranged to extend above the ladder when the ladder is disposed in an inclined position to provide supporting means for an ironing board, said ironing board having a cleat disposed on the lower face thereof adjacent one end, a latch member slidable beneath the cleat, said latch member having a jaW on one end and a lip on its opposite end, a cam member pivoted to the ironing board, the pivot of said cam extending through the latch member, said ironing board being arranged to engage the top platform of the ladder and the upper ends of the standards, the jaw of the latch member being adapted to extend into the slot of the top platform, said cam member urging the jaw member and the cleat into binding engagement with the top platform of the ladder.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afl'ix my signature.

PETER SCHNEIDER. 

